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My rooted $75 Chinese android tablet does all of the above..
Yep, those cheap $75 knockoffs are well known for their quality processors and build quality. Also for having the most up to date version of android...and after party support.
End sarcasm.
But the point I was making was how more open android is. I've had both, done the a/b test and went with the android tablet.
My rooted $75 Chinese android tablet does all of the above..
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Originally Posted by TheEarthBeneathMe
Yep, those cheap $75 knockoffs are well known for their quality processors and build quality. Also for having the most up to date version of android...and after party support.
End sarcasm.
But the point I was making was how more open android is. I've had both, done the a/b test and went with the android tablet.
Then that's even more reason to stay away from the iPad2 if they can't beat a cheap tablet knockoff..
Those are no problem for me, but they are not instruments. They are just putting info from "paper" (manuals, charts, etc...) onto the iPad. They are not controlling the plane from the iPad. If they were, I'll skip that flight.
Those are no problem for me, but they are not instruments. They are just putting info from "paper" (manuals, charts, etc...) onto the iPad. They are not controlling the plane from the iPad. If they were, I'll skip that flight.
You are correct, you just don't use a display to control any aircraft. The iPad is used instead of the instruments used to calculate fuel, flight plans, a GPS, or just as a display. This is useful if you fly a small aircraft. Years ago what was used to make such calculations was a slide ruler. Nowadays you can use laptops and such, thus the iPad.
By the way, I am certain that in the near future other tables will be used for the same things as the iPad. It's just that at the moment the iPad benefits from the highest number of apps available. Even in Oregon this week some voters were using iPads rigged to voting machines for the visually impaired (no idea how these things worked in there, but it was on the news today).
I also had some questions pertaining to file management and overall management of the ipad2. Is this accomplished via itunes...similar to itouch ( which I already use ) ?
I also had some questions pertaining to file management and overall management of the ipad2. Is this accomplished via itunes...similar to itouch ( which I already use ) ?
Yes.
An alternate way to do file management is via Dropbox (which I haven't yet started doing, but plan to) or the iCloud, which looked rather dicey security-wise when my DH investigated it. Though, he has an anti-Apple bias so I don't suppose iCloud is any more dicey than Dropbox or any other "cloud" storage solution.
You don't have to use iTunes to manage the iPad files. Just like any other Mac computer, iPod, etc., just connect it to the computer and go the the Apps Store." On the Mac, the Apps store is shown as an icon at the bottom of the screen (in the dock). But if you have Wi-Fi at home, for example, just select the Apps Store icon in the iPad screen. The iPad has its own OS for file management and the rest. By the way, there are several apps available that are used to manage other than the iPad files. For example, if you want to work on a Word document and such. Just download the right app from the Apps Store.
While it's true that the iPad set the standard initially most other Android tablets have caught up and far exceeded the iPad now. I just stopped by the store yesterday and was very impressed by what I saw - the new Android Honeycomb looks amazing! The other tablets with their expandability options and feature set made the iPad look like a sad relic. The iPad 2 was among the poorest and most plain looking tablet there.
There are a large number of iPad buyers have a follow the herd mentality instead of doing objective research and seeing which one is the best.
iOS while still a great platform, again was a trendsetter, but it's time is passing quickly or has already passed.
I'm thinking about getting the iPad 2 mainly as a book reader.
This is just me, but the e-readers I've played around with, like the Kindle and the Sony, have a screen that looks so much like real paper and ink-based type it's scary. The iPad's reader looks O.K. but to me not close at all to the e-ink experience, not to mention the fact that the e-readers' screens can be easily read in direct sunlight or bright lighting in an office. Then there's the extremely long battery life of an e-reader vs. an iPad's - there's no contest. Lastly, an e-reader is usually just a wee bit less expensive than an iPad......
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